PROFILBARU.COM

Morten Strøksnes
Morten Strøksnes
	Morten Strøksnes (2019)
Born	30 November 1965 (age 59); Kirkenes, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	journalist and non-fiction writer
Notable work	Shark Drunk
Awards	Brage Prize (2015); Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (2015); Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year (2018);

Morten Andreas Strøksnes (born 30 November 1965) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer.

Personal life

Strøksnes was born in Kirkenes on 30 November 1965.^[1]

Career

His books include Hellig grunn from 2001, Snøen som falt i fjor from 2004, Automobil – Gjennom Europas Bakgård from 2005, Et mord i Kongo from 2010, about Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French, and Tequiladagbøkene – Gjennom Sierra Madre from 2012.^[1]

For his 2015 book Havboka he was awarded both the Brage Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature.^[2]^[3] As of 2018 the book has been sold to 24 countries, and the English translation (titled Shark Drunk) was awarded the British Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year in 2018.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Bibliography

Hellig grunn (2001)
Snøen som falt i fjor (2004)
Automobil – Gjennom Europas Bakgård (2005)
Et mord i Kongo (2010)
Tequiladagbøkene – Gjennom Sierra Madre (2012)
Havboka (2015)
Lumholtz gjenferd (2022)

References

^ ^a ^b Mæhlum, Lars. "Morten Andreas Strøksnes". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ Iversen, Vidar. "Kritikerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2018 winners". edwardstanfordawards.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Morten A. Strøksnes vinner pris i Storbritannia". oktober.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Announces 2018 Shortlist". edwardstanfordawards.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.